text: L TO THE Right Hon. and Right Rev. Father in God, HENRY, LORD BISHOP OF LONDON, one of her Majesty's most Honourable Privy Council. My LORD, ever my mean labours were a blessing to the people of my charge, I with them, and they with me, have abundant cause to bless Almighty God for your Lordship, who was the immediate instrument of my coming amongst them. And we jointly lie under superadded obligations to your Lordship, for repeated instances of respect to this poor town in general, and to myself in particular, in an allowance for one to assist the minister of this place, in that great work which is here daily incumbent upon him. I think myself therefore obliged, both in duty and gratitude, to give your Lordship an account how I have spent my time here, (especially since I have had help by your Lordship's particular favour;) which has been employed, as I could redeem it, in an endeavour to render the reading of the New Testament profitable and delightful to my people, both in their families and private apartments. In which undertaking my care has been, to be as clear and particular as I could, with an eye to the benefit of the plain and unlearned reader; and have suited things, as far as their nature would bear, and my skill would reach, to the most ordinary capacities and vulgar apprehensions. And whatever the success may be, I hope I shall receive the reward of an honest endeavour from Him, who estimates our pains, not by their events, which are not in our power, but by their natural tendencies, and our sincere intentions. My Lord, controversies are here industriously declined, as inconsistent with my chief design; yet not so as knowingly to betray any text, or wilfully to deliver up truth' into the hands of its avowed enemies, whether Papists or Socinians. Against the contagious corruptions of the former, and the more refined subtilties, yet no less pernicious errors, of the latter, the clergy of this diocese have been happily antidoted by your Lordship, at your frequent conferences with them. And the great freedom and condescension with which your Lordship is pleased at such times to treat us, doth at once invite and oblige us also, upon all occasions, publicly and gratefully to acknowledge it. Yea, to your lordship's lasting honour, and everlasting comfort, be it spoken, that not only your own clergy, but these three nations, are inexpressibly indebted, for your Lordship's pious care, in instructing in the holy principles of our established religion, the glorious Queen MARY of immortal memory, and her illustrious sister our most august Queen ANNE, when your Lordship had the honour to wait upon them in their tender years from whence her Majesty has been so zealous to run all hazards for its pre servation ever since. May heaven long, very long, continue your Lordship an ornament to the church, an honour to the English nobility, a patron of refugees for the sake of religion, a pattern of sincere piety towards God, and of the most extensive charity to all mankind: and after many holy and happy days here on earth, crown your Lordship with the rewards of a glorious immortality. So prayeth, in great sincerity, My LORD, Your Lordship's much obliged and most obedient Servant, W. BURKITT. [2] To the Right Honourable, CHARLES, Lord FITZWALTER. My LORD, was Tby sacred us, The like pious care has been taken for your Lordship's religious education, by one of the wisest of women, and the best of mothers that the age has afforded: and that your Lordship's improvement in knowledge and sincere piety, may answer the prayers, the tears, the endeavours, of such an endearing parent, who prefers your Lordship's temporal happiness abundantly before her own; I take leave to put a part of the inspired Writings into your Lordship's hand, with an endeavour of mine, to render the reading of them both profitable and delightful to your Lordship. Whilst others consume their precious hours in plays and romances, and such like corrupting and effeminating trash, which the superfœtation of the stage furnishes the nation with, to the scandal of our holy religion, and the grief of all good men ; debasing the minds, and debauching the manners, of so many amongst us; that your Lordship (and others of your noble order with you) may taste such incomparable delight and sweetness in, and experience such invaluable benefit and advantage by, reading the history of your blessed Redeemer's life and actions, and may thereby be transformed into his holy likeness here on earth, and spend an eternity in the rapturous contemplation and ravishing fruition of him in heaven, is the fervent prayer of, My LORD, Your Honour's faithfully devoted Servant and Chaplain, W. BURKITT. To FAMILY GOVERNORS, particularly those of my Charge. AS S religion did always consist in an imitation of God, and in resemblance of those excellences which shine forth in the best and most perfect Being, so we may imitate him now with much more ease and greater advantage, since his Son was manifest in the flesh, and dwelt amongst us: for he was pleased to become man, on purpose to show us how we might become like to God, by a daily imitation of his holiness. And it is most certain, that God our Father will never own any of us for his children, unless he sees upon us the air and features, the impresses and resemblance, of Christ our elder Brother. This consideration has induced me to set the example of the holy Jesus before myself and you, in these plain practical Notes upon the holy Evangelists, which contain remarks upon the history of our Saviour's life, doctrine, and miracles, and of his death, resurrection, and ascension: to the intent that the temper of our minds, and the actions of our lives, may be a lively transcript of the mind and life of our blessed Redeemer that we may admire and imitate his unspotted purity, his condescending humility, his fervent charity, his patience under sufferings and reproaches, his readiness to forgive injuries, and his entire resignation to the Divine will in all conditions of life whatsoever that so following our Lord and Master in all the steps of an imitable virtue, and setting his example continually before us, we may be daily correcting and reforming our lives by that glorious pattern; for without present likeness to him, we have no grounds to hope that we shall hereafter live with him. A true compassion to your souls, and a fervent desire to further their salvation, from the press as well as from the pulpit, has put me upon redeeming time for this work. I must acknowledge, my constant preaching thrice a week unto you, (besides occasionals,) and visiting as often a populous and scattered parish from house to house amongst you, (which I have always accounted a most important part of my duty,) [3] would allow me but little, too little, time for such a work as this, which I heartily wish had fallen upon the shoulders of some that had more leisure, and greater abilities, for writing on this noble and lofty subject, which even to eternity can never be exhausted. But thus much I can truly say, that earnestly imploring Divine assistance, I have done what I could; my work has been my recreation, and the Lord accept and succeed it. And I have this observation to ground my hope of acceptance and success upon, that Almighty God has in all ages rendered those labours of his servants, (how mean soever in themselves,) most acceptable and useful, which have been employed in the profitable explication of any part of the holy Scriptures: as if He, who imprinted such a majesty upon the text, delighted also to reflect an honour upon the interpreters thereof. My design in preparing and giving these Notes into your hands, is to oblige you to read a part of the Holy Scriptures in your families every day and to invite you thereunto, the sacred text is here at large recited, and controversies declined. And I do most affectionately request you not to suffer the holy Word of God, which is in all your hands, to lie by you as a neglected book; but daily to read it in and to your families, with a simplicity of mind to be directed and instructed by it. All the return I desire from you for this my labour of love, is, your living in a daily imitation of that grand pattern of holiness and obedience which is here set before you, and in every page recommended to you; and that we may continue to strive together in our prayers one with and one for another, for that grace which may enable us to the faithful discharge of our respective duties towards God, towards each other, and all mankind. And that the happy union and unanimity which hath hitherto been amongst us, may continue and increase still with us, to the glory of God, the honour of our holy religion, the present benefit and comfort, and the eternal joy and rejoicing, both of minister and people, in the day of the Lord Jesus: which, as it is the fervent prayer, so it shall be the constant endeavour, of your unworthy minister, whose highest ambition it is to serve you in faith and fellowship of the gospel, whilst I am W. BURKITT. A PRAYER before the Reading of the Holy Scriptures. ALMIGHTY God and merciful Father, who hast appointed thy Word to be a light to our feet, and a lamp unto our paths, and caused all holy scripture to be written for our learning: Grant us the assistance of thy Holy Spirit, that we may in such wise read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort of thy Holy Word we may embrace, and ever hold fast, the blessed hope of everlasting life, which thou hast given us in our Saviour Jesus Christ. And seeing of thy tender love to mankind thou hast given thy dear and only Son, to be unto us both a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life, give us grace that we may always most thankfully receive this his inestimable benefit, and also daily endeavour ourselves to follow the blessed steps of his most holy life, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, coer one God, world without end. Amen. |


text: Energy | 13. October 2015 | posted by Dorothee Bürkle Sunshine over the Kalahari Credit: Abengoa Solar power station in South Africa. Khi Solar One in the Northern Cape region – designed for a capacity of 50 megawatts – will soon be connected to the grid. The Sun almost always shines in the Kalahari, which extends across the Northern Cape region in South Africa. The area enjoys 4000 sunlight hours and an average solar irradiance of up to 2800 kilowatt-hours per square metre per year; by comparison, Spain reaches no more than 2300. Therefore, it follows that the currently untapped potential for solar power is immense. South Africa's main source of electricity is coal (90 percent). Could solar power stations bring about change? Experts in science, industry and politics will discuss this exact question at the SolarPACES Conference. They will also pool their opinions on innovation regarding solar thermal power plants, storage technologies and the use of solar energy to produce fuels.##markend## The government of South Africa subsidises renewable energies South Africa has ideal natural conditions for solar power, and South Africa's Department of Energy has launched an ambitious plan to promote renewable energy sources (Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Procurement Programme; REIPPP). The underlying idea is that the renewable energy sector should contribute an output of 3750 megawatts by 2030, and hence play an important role in supporting South Africa's somewhat unstable power supply system. The demand for controllable energy is immense Vikesh Rajpaul from Eskom, the largest electricity producer in South Africa, has an entirely different reason for describing the country as a 'hot spot' in the market for solar thermal power plants; the advantage of this technology compared with other renewable energy sources is that the solar heat collected by mirrors can be stored cost-effectively and without substantial losses. Therefore, unlike photovoltaic systems, solar thermal power plants can generate electricity during the evening and at night. Recognising this benefit, the South African government has responded by introducing an incentive-based feed-in tariff: 2.7 times the standard feed-in price is paid during the evening peak load period to ensure that sufficient electricity is available to meet the elevated demand at this time. This feed-in tariff sets the South African market clearly apart from other regions such as the United States or Spain. Experts are convinced that this will help advance solar thermal technology, which is struggling in competition with photovoltaic systems. All of these factors make South Africa an ideal venue for this year's SolarPACES Conference from 13 to 16 October 2015, which is being attended by scientists from the DLR Institute of Solar Research and the DLR Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics. Excursus – Always next in line Solar thermal technology – CSP technology (Concentrated Solar Power) – is a bit like the Crown Prince of renewable energies. Solar power plants use mirrors to concentrate the rays of the Sun onto one point. Just as in a conventional power plant, a turbine and a generator convert the heat produced into electricity. The first system was built in Egypt back in 1910. But, shortly afterwards, oil became such an inexpensive and universally available source of energy that the technology lay practically dormant, experiencing almost no development, until the oil crisis of the 1970s came along. Then, when renewable energies became interesting again, scientists and engineers returned to solar thermal technologies. At that time, photovoltaic systems were considered far too expensive. But nothing turned out the way it was predicted; photovoltaic systems became mass-produced commodities and now generate electricity at a lower cost than solar thermal power plants. Nevertheless, experts are not yet ready to consign the technology to the scrap heap. After all, unlike wind energy and photovoltaic systems, solar thermal power plants can feed controllable electricity into the grid, and therefore stabilise power supply in countries such as South Africa. Studies conducted by the International Energy Agency indicate that solar thermal power plants will account for 11 percent of the global electricity supply by 2050. Initial projects The first power plants have already been built as part of the South African REIPPP programme; the KaXU Solar One power plant in the Northern Cape region was connected to the grid in February 2015 to provide a capacity of 200 megawatts. Several other power plants with a total capacity of 500 megawatts are currently under construction, or in an advanced stage of planning, so the outlook is decidedly positive. But, how does the globally networked industrial sector perceive the opportunities? How is the research community contributing to the production of electricity and fuel without the consumption of fossil energy sources? I will keep my ears open at the conference, and report my findings here.

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White House Announces 2007 Awards for Early Career Scientists and Engineers
WASHINGTON The White House announced today the recipients of the 2007 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the Nations highest honor for professionals at the outset of their independent scientific research careers. Sixty-seven researchers were honored today in a ceremony presided over by Dr. John H. Marburger III, Science Advisor to the President and Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
The Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, established in 1996, honors the most promising researchers in the Nation within their fields. Nine federal departments and agencies annually nominate scientists and engineers who are at the start of their independent careers and whose work shows exceptional promise for leadership at the frontiers of scientific knowledge. Participating agencies award these talented scientists and engineers with up to five years of funding to further their research in support of critical government missions.
The recipients of the 2007 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, along with their nominating federal department or agency are:
Department of Agriculture
Valerie T. Eviner, University of California, Davis - USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
Wendell R. Haag, USDA, Forest Service
Zhongli Pan, USDA, Agricultural Research Service
Department of Commerce
Yi Ming, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
William H. Rippard, National Institute for Standards and Technology
Raymond Simmonds, National Institute for Standards and Technology
Department of Defense
Mung Chiang, Princeton University
Stefano Curtarolo, Duke University
Chad D. Fertig, University of Georgia
Maya Gupta, University of Washington
Brian A. Lail, Florida Institute of Technology
Zhenqiang Ma, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Ravi Ramamoorthi, Columbia University
Purnima Ratilal, Northeastern University
Tim Roughgarden, Stanford University
Rachel A. Segalman, University of California, Berkeley
Max Shtein, University of Michigan
Enrique R. Vivoni, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology
Krista S. Walton, Kansas State University
Haiyan Wang, Texas A&M University
Shengli Zhou, University of Connecticut
Department of Education
Gregory A. Fabiano, University of Buffalo
Nicole M. McNeil, University of Notre Dame
Department of Energy
Mickey G. Chiu, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Hooman Davoudiasl, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Bert Debusschere, Sandia National Laboratories
Jennifer S. Martinez, Los Alamos National Laboratory
Wei Pan, Sandia National Laboratories
Robin Santra, Argonne National Laboratory
Yugang Sun, Argonne National Laboratory
Jeanine Cook, New Mexico State University
Department of Health and Human Services:
National Institutes of Health
Daphne W. Bell, National Human Genome Research Center, National Institutes of Health
Thomas A. Blanpied, University of Maryland, School of Medicine
Kevin C. Eggan, Harvard University
Raymond Habas, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Amy Heimberger, University of Texas
James C. Iatridis, University of Vermont
Francis S. Lee, Cornell University
Michael J. MacCoss, University of Washington
Elliott H. Margulies, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health
Suchitra Nelson, Case Western Reserve University
Laura E. O'Dell, University of Texas, El Paso
Li Zhang, University of Southern California, Los Angeles
Department of Veterans Affairs
Mary Bethe Humphrey, Oklahoma City VA Medical Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Charles Kankelborg, Montana State University
Anna M. Michalak, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Merav Opher, George Mason University
National Science Foundation
Monica Medina, University of California, Merced
Michael Elowitz, California Institute of Technology
Sonia Alitzer, University of Georgia
Subhasish Mitra, Stanford University
Stergios I. Roumeliotis, University of Minnesota
Sanjit Seshia, University of California, Berkeley
Nicholas Feamster, Georgia Institute of Technology
Jeremy Gray, Yale University
Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech University
Xi Chen, Columbia University
Sanjay Lall, Stanford University
Andre W. Marshall, University of Maryland, College Park
Aaron M. Thomas, University of Idaho
Joan L. Walker, Boston University
Kim M. Cobb, Georgia Institute of Technology
Michael Yu, John Hopkins University
Alexander Gamburd, University of California, Santa Cruz
Anastasia VolOvich, Brown University
Kathrina M. Miranda, University of Arizona
Paul Torrens, Arizona State University


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My personal favorite story concerns a scientist who died due to a medical error.
The article was published on Monday the 14th of November, 2017.
Katherine Grier (57 years old scientist at University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston) died of "wrongful death".
While there's no clear explanation, it's likely that the medication she was given did not meet her needs.
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Calm Down and Get Your Zentangle On
Zentangle is a self-help art therapy practice to enhance relaxation and focus.
Posted March 31, 2014 Reviewed by Jessica Schrader
Zentangle® is known to many artists and craftivists as a way to create structured designs through drawing various patterns. Sometimes mistakenly called "Zendoodling" or "tangle doodling," Zentangling or tangling is actually a formalized process that defines itself as something other than mere doodling because of its theory and approach.
Rick Roberts and Mary Thomas are the originators of the trademarked Zentangle method. Basically, it's a specific way to draw images, most often in black pen on white paper. Zentangle has become an international phenomenon that now has applications in stress reduction, education, therapy and even motivational training.
Zentangle itself may be relatively new, but the basic principles involved are as old as the history of art. It includes ritual—a core practice in ancient and contemporary arts—and mirrors the symbols, designs, and patterns of numerous cultures (Mayan, Maori, Celtic, and American Indian, for example) from ancient through present times. And like "doodling," it is based on a human behavior in which one refrains from planning and allows lines and shapes to unintentionally emerge.
There are numerous books on the formal method of Zentangle that will help you get started; these books provide numerous designs and show you how to create various patterns, step-by-step. Or simply search the internet (especially Pinterest) to find instructions and inspiration for designs—then make up your own once you practice a few patterns. You really only need a few materials to create your designs: a pencil (used to mark out guidelines and to shade areas of designs), a black pen (Micron® pens are recommended, but you can also use the ubiquitous extra-fine Sharpie® pen), and heavy white drawing paper or cardstock.
The traditional practice of Zentangling uses 3 ½-inch square tiles made of special paper, but you can cut your own choice of paper into squares or completely "break the rules" and tangle on whatever type of paper you want to. If your children want to Zentangle along with you, they will find it easier to draw larger designs with bigger pens such as a fine point Sharpie® or large felt pens.
Why am I interested in Zentangle? While the process may look intricate, it is a deceptively simple pathway to relaxation and inner focus. In fact, proponents of the practice note that it has multiple benefits including calming an anxious mind, increasing self-confidence, and cultivating moment-to-moment awareness in a similar way as mindfulness meditation. Here are some other benefits:
It's self-soothing. Repetitive creative work, in and of itself, can be calming and self-soothing. In fact, some of the preliminary research on the Zentangle process indicates that engagement in the process has measurable relaxation benefits. This is particularly true if you accept this process as one with no expected outcome other than the enjoyment of putting the pen to paper and staying open to whatever emerges.
It's simple. Zentangle art only requires a black pen and paper; you can do it just about anywhere. I can attest to the fact that any airplane flight goes by more pleasurably when I am tangling. Look for things you can tangle on like business cards, coasters and even newspapers (tangle right over the printed pages).
It teaches how to own mistakes. Using a pen on paper requires that you risk making mistakes; in fact, most tangle art has at least some misplaced lines that cannot be erased. Tangling teaches you how to incorporate what seem like "mistakes" into the overall pattern of the design. It's a great metaphor for everyday life—nothing is ever perfect, but how you adjust to imperfections (mistakes or the unexpected) in life is what really matters.
It reinforces "aimlessness." Many Zentangle enthusiasts highlight the tangle doodle process as a form of mindfulness. I like to think of tangling as a form of "creative aimlessness." Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh observes that we need to cultivate aimlessness in life rather than continually striving to be "number one." For example, when we practice walking meditation, we are not trying to arrive anywhere in particular; in fact, if we stay focused on the future, we lose the joy of our steps in the here and now. The same is true of the process of tangling. If we get caught up in judgment and deliberation, we are not in the here and now. But if we simply enjoy the creative process, we can enjoy every single moment of it and that is ultimately what any creative expression offers us. Zentangle teaches us not to rush and to take good care of ourselves in the present moment—after all, the present moment is all there is.
Keep calm and Zentangle on,
Cathy Malchiodi, Ph.D., LPCC, LPAT, ATR-BC, REAT
© 2014 Cathy Malchiodi, PhD.
We are in the midst of a Global Zendoodle Art Swap at the Art Therapy + Happiness Project! While this swap has already begun, you can still join the project here. For information on international art therapy, see Art Therapy Without Borders. For information on Trauma-Informed Art Therapy®, visit Trauma-Informed Practices and Expressive Arts Therapy Institute.


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There's a lot of buzz surrounding T-Mobile secret project, "Project Dark" or "Project Black" as others have referred to it. One of our connects hit us up to clarify what it exactly is (they called it Project Dark).
So, what is it exactly? Other sites have speculated that it's not a new phone or promotion, but our connects briefing has given us a pretty clear understanding. First off, it is tied somewhat to handsets. Project Dark contains the launch of the T-Mobile BlackBerry 9700 as well as T-Mobile's upcoming Android handsets like the Motorola CLIQ and Samsung Behold II. It also contains a very, very rapid expansion of T-Mobile's 3G network, and we don't mean UMTS. We're talking 21Mbps HSPA, the same as what just launched in the Philadelphia market. We'll keep digging but this is what we've got for you for now.
UPDATE: A few minutes after we first posted this story, a new T-Mobile connect came out of nowhere and sent us in quite a lot of new information. We have to caution that this information is not substantiated, but we feel that we owe it to our readers to share. Here it goes…
Project Dark is a pretty big thing for T-Mobile. Not only will employees be wearing new threads consisting of a black top and grey pants while they sell the BlackBerry Bold 9700 and two Nokia Nseries devices (the N900 and something else), but they'll also be pushing something pretty amazing — a $50 all you can eat plan that includes voice, SMS, MMS and data. Apparently this plan will be called "Everything Unlimited" and is meant to represent T-Mobile's new strategy which will essentially see it try and poach subs from various low-cost carriers. We've also been told that T-Mobile will be adopting a very Walmart slogan of "More for Less." Okay, we've done our part, now what do you people think about this?


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"In 2004, Cyntoia Brown was arrested for murder. There was no question that a 43-year-old man is dead and that she killed him. What mystified filmmaker Daniel Birman was just how common violence among youth is, and just how rarely we stop to question our assumptions about it. He wondered in this case what led a girl — who grew up in a reasonable home environment — to this tragic end?
Me Facing Life: Cyntoia's Story explores Cyntoia's history and her future. Without attempting to excuse her crime as youthful indiscretion nor to vilify her as an example of a generation gone off the rails, Birman simply follows Cyntoia through six years of her life after the crime, and searches for answers to persistent questions.
The camera first glimpses Cyntoia the week of her arrest at age 16 and follows her for nearly six years. Along the way, nationally renowned juvenile forensic psychiatrist, Dr. William Bernet from Vanderbilt University, assesses her situation. We meet Ellenette Brown, Cyntoia's adoptive mother who talks about the young girl's early years. Georgina Mitchell, Cyntoia's biological mother, meets her for the first time since she gave her up for adoption 14 years earlier. When we meet Cyntoia's maternal grandmother, Joan Warren, some patterns begin to come into sharp focus.
Cyntoia wrestles with her fate. She is stunningly articulate, and spends the time to put the pieces of this puzzle together with us. Cyntoia's pre-prison lifestyle was nearly indistinguishable from her mother's at the same age. History — seemingly predestined by biology and circumstance — repeats itself through each generation in this family.
Cyntoia is tried as an adult, and the cameras are there when she is convicted and sentenced to life at the Tennessee Prison for Women. After the verdict, Cyntoia calls her mom to tell her the news.
In the end, we catch up with Cyntoia as she is adjusting to prison, and struggling with her identity and hope for her future." –PBS


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Scientists put a pox on dog cancer
Researchers report that myxoma – a pox virus that afflicts rabbits but not humans, dogs or any other vertebrates so far studied – infects several different types of canine cancer cells in cell culture while sparing healthy cells. The study adds to the evidence that viruses or modified viruses will emerge as relatively benign cancer treatments to complement or replace standard cancer therapies.
The new study, reported in the American Journal of Veterinary Research, is unique in that it focused on spontaneously occurring cancers in dogs. This allowed the researchers to avoid a common practice: testing viral therapies on mice or rats with induced human cancers. Such animals must be immunosuppressed to prevent their immune systems from rejecting the foreign tissue, complicating the results.
Treating cancers with viruses could offer several advantages over standard cancer therapies, said University of Illinois veterinarian and pathobiology professor Amy MacNeill, who led the new study. Many cancers have impaired anti-viral defenses, which allow viruses to target tumors while sparing healthy cells. And under the right conditions, infection with an oncolytic (cancer-killing) virus exterminates cancer cells and elicits an anti-cancer immune response without spurring a harmful inflammatory response, she said. Chemotherapy and radiation kill healthy cells along with cancer cells and radiation can cause abrupt cell death that spurs inflammation and pain, she said.
"Ideally, what would happen is the virus would get into a few cancer cells, cause cell death and then spread to the other tumor cells nearby," she said.
Recent studies have shown that oncolytic viral therapies can be used successfully in conjunction with traditional approaches, MacNeill said.
"There was a study in cats where they removed the tumor surgically and then they put a viral therapy in the area where the tumor had been removed," she said. The animals that received the viral therapy had significantly less regrowth of the cancer than those that weren't exposed to the virus after surgery.
"Other studies (1, 2, 3, 4) have shown that once you've eliminated a cancer with an oncolytic virus, if you re-challenge that animal with the same cancer cells, they don't develop tumors," MacNeill said. Viral infection of the cancer cells appears to train the immune system to better recognize the cancer, she said.
In the new study, the researchers wanted to see if spontaneously occurring cancers in dogs were responsive to infection with a virus that is not a pathogen in humans or dogs. They found that cancerous and healthy canine cells respond as human cells do to myxoma infection: The virus invades cancer cells and leaves healthy cells alone. The team also showed that a version of the myxoma virus with a single gene deleted was four times better at killing cancer cells than the unmodified virus. The deleted gene codes for a protein that hinders cell death in infected cells.
More preliminary tests are needed and researchers have many more years of tests and trials ahead, but if all goes well they will eventually test the virus or a modified version of the virus in dogs with cancer, MacNeill said.
"We wanted to make sure that the dog cells were like the human cells because we want to use these viruses not only to cure dogs of cancer but also to use the dogs as better models for humans with cancer," she said. "People are beginning to see the logic of this approach. These dogs have spontaneous tumors just like humans, they're living in the same environment as humans, they're exposed to the same carcinogens in the water if there are any and they sometimes even share our food."
She calls this approach a "win-win" for dogs and humans.
"This way we can test the therapy in dogs while at the same time treating them," she said. "Other researchers can take our results and use them to develop therapies for human patients."
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Federal health officials say they will propose to overhaul federally funded child care centers across the country, beefing up safety standards including background and fingerprint checks for employees and requiring states to better monitor the facilities.
Roughly 1.6 million U.S. children attend child care centers on subsidies from the federal government. But health, safety and program quality requirements for those facilities vary widely and states monitor them through a patchwork of rules, according to three senior administration officials, who spoke about the proposed rules to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly before the officials announcement.
The proposed changes are part of a broader agenda by President Barack Obama to ensure health and safety across all early learning environments and to improve the quality of facilities and their workers to prepare children for kindergarten.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials said the rules would increase accountability among child care providers and improve transparency so parents know more about the facility their child is attending. States would have to comply with the standards to receive the federal funds.
Workers would undergo fingerprinting and background checks and be required to receive training in first aid, CPR, safe sleeping for babies and poison prevention, the officials said. The proposal also would set guidelines for transporting children in an effort to reduce the number of deaths of children left in cars.
States also would be required to conduct unannounced, in-person inspections at each child care center. States vary widely on how they monitor child care centers, with some allowing self-certification for facilities to check off on a mailed-in form whether they have smoke detectors and safety plans. That wouldn't fly under the new rule, the officials said.
Many parents mistakenly think their child care facilities are already following these measures, and the officials said they want to better inform families about facilities' track records. The proposed rules would require all states to post licensing, health and safety inspection records online in plain language. About 30 states already do so, officials said.
The rules also would require all states to use a rating system for quality issues, including curriculum and learning environment. About half the states already use such a system.
Accessibility to government-funded child care also is addressed. The proposal would encourage states to give more flexibility to families and to address care for children while unemployed parents look for work.
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The Committee of the Whole meetings are held on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month and usually address communications from the Regular Meeting that need further research, review, discussion or debate. This meeting is also chaired by the Chair of the Council and some communications may sit in the Committee of the Whole for extended periods of time until final action is taken.
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Occasionally, special sessions of Council are held on other days, typically in the evenings, though such special sessions are very infrequent. Public notice regarding any special session of Council goes out to local media and is posted to the Butte-Silver Bow website at least three days (and usually 1-2 weeks) in advance.
Alternatively, you can contact a Commissioner directly to ask about past votes or other Council issues.
You can determine what precinct your are in or which Commissioner represents your precinct by using the Butte-Silver Bow Urban Voter Precinct map and the Butte-Silver Bow County (Non-Butte) Voter Precinct map You can also look up your address in the Address Ranges for Voting Precincts and Commissioner Districts as of June 11, 2021. To use the chart, simply find your street and address range in the chart - streets are listed in alphabetical order. Alternatively, you can use the online Contact Form and Butte-Silver Bow staff will reply by email with information about your precinct and Commissioner - be sure to list your address of residence on the form.
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Finally, The Montana Standard and Butte Weekly often have articles covering agenda items.
First, you can write a brief letter with your concern, request, or problem. Submit the letter to the Council secretary and she will place the communication on the agenda for the next regularly scheduled meeting. The office of the secretary is on the 2nd floor of the Butte courthouse, just inside the Clerk and Recorder's Office, 155 W Granite St, or email firstname.lastname@example.com. The deadline is 2:00 p.m. on Friday preceding the next regular meeting. Second, you can contact your Commissioner and ask that they submit the issue on your behalf. In some cases, they may still ask that you put the issue in writing or they may be able to help you resolve the issue without going through the formal process.
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text: Brianna Owen (pictured) told Fox 2 News Detroit that she was standing outside of a party store in Detroit when a tall man punched her in the face without provocation, but a recently released surveillance video of the encounter tells a different story. Owen initially told the news outlet that she was out walking at 1 a.m. with a friend to go inside the Grand House of Liquor party store when she was suddenly hit in the face. A series of punches soon followed. Her attacker, she claimed, was a very large man. Owen also says that she and her friend's cell phones were stolen during the assault. "He was 6 [feet] 2 [inches tall]. I'm 5 [feet] 5 [inches tall]. I'm 120 pounds. I'm a little girl," she told FOX 2′s Amy Lange. However, a surveillance video obtained Fox 2 tells a different story. Owen and her friend appear to be arguing with some guys in a truck. A White woman then appears and begins arguing with Owen. The woman, a prostitute in her 50s who goes by the name Lady T, begins fighting with Owen and punches her to the ground. Owen claimed that she went into the store, but the surveillance video shows that she never did. Her friend, however, did enter the store and call 911. Owen says the cops never came and she left. The cops did appear at the scene, as shown in the surveillance video. Watch the surveillance video here: "I don't know why she's lying. You see everything in the report in the camera, Sam, the owner of Grand House of Liquor, said. "I don't know why she is lying." When a reporter showed up at Owen's door to discuss the contradictions in her story , no one answered though someone was inside. Watch Owen's initial claim with Fox 2 News here: The video does show that Owen was assaulted and that a theft may have taken place, but no man appears to ever strike her. A Detroit Police Department official said that they will pursue charges if a false police report was filed. Does Surveillance Video Catch Assault Victim In A Lie? was originally published on newsone.com


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So I figured I'd make a list of Newbie towns that are always recruiting new players and helping them out. I only know of one so I'll post it, also info on how to get in contact with that person would be nice. Also descriptions are submitted by representatives of the towns, brackets are my personal comments.
Plymouth Newbie town
The Reserve is ran by the Tribe (Salem mafia) anyone can stay there for free as long as they want, currently has almost all buildings and structures.Be warned, if you commit a crime they'll kill you. Located near Boston. For more information go here viewtopic.php?f=6&t=3163 , follow their rules and you won't find any problems with living there.
How to contact The Reserve
If you send me a forum message I'll get you the HS you'll want to message.
Okay any of the other servers got newbie towns?


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I am writing a dating website (for example) which allows a person to search for partners matching certain features. i.e "non-blondes in New York".
I am having trouble trying to find the perfect words to use that distinguish between:
- search criteria that is used for queries like ( location is equal to New York )
- search criteria that is used for queries like ( hair colour is not equal to blonde )
I am not necessarily looking for purely academic words - because they may not be understood by the general population. Despite that, academic words may end up being the best choice.
Any suggestions?
I have suggested some answers and would be interested to see which are the most sensible choice of words.
Feel free to add extra suggestions. There are probably some really obvious ones that I cannot see from the perspective of the mental trench that I'm sitting in.
- equasive Criteria
- inequasive Criteria
- positive Criteria
- negative Criteria
- additive Criteria
- subtractive Criteria


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Odd Future -- Accused of Brutal Onstage Beatdown
Odd Future Accused of Brutal Onstage Beatdown
Several members of the rap group Odd Future unleashed an unholy beatdown on a fan who dared to jump on stage during a show -- a fight captured on video -- and now, the fan is gearing up to sue.
17-year-old Chassan Rasagi filed a police report with the San Antonio PD, claiming they beat the ever-lovin' hell out of him.
Sources tell us ... OF rapper Hodgy Beats pushed Rasagi back into the crowd ...and he then became a human ping pong ball when the crowd pushed Rasagi back on stage. At that point, we're told the group attacked Rasagi en masse.
Rasagi suffered lacerations on his head, scratches, and burns to his body during the melee. We're told he also suffered two seizures. We're told Rasagi now plans to sue the group. It's worth noting some people in the crowd claim Rasagi threw the first punch.
Calls to Odd Future's camp weren't returned.


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Welcome to Utah where it is only Sept. 19th and we are already into long sleeve running weather (I only run with pants/capris when it is actually snowing because it feels really weird to me to run in them so I try to avoid them).
It was 40 degrees when I left this morning. Now I remember why I was obsessed with my treadmill during the Utah winters….somehow living in California for a year made me weak sauce when it comes to the cold.
Luckily I have the Equilibrium Base LS from Brooks to help me through this adjustment period.
This shirt is pretty incredible because it is designed to block external conditions (hot and cold) while also allowing your sweat to move away from the skin and out. This probably isn't going to make sense but you know when you go camping and you are sleeping in your sleeping bag and your body is really warm because of your sleeping bag but the cold air breeze feels really good on your face and it just feels perfect? That is how I would describe this shirt….it kept my upper body really warm yet the mesh pockets allowed the cool air breeze to keep me nice and cool and feeling good. I will pay you a dollar if you tell me that made sense because odds are it didn't.
I think my mom told me at least 3 times how cute she thought it was and she has very good taste. No joke…I promise I am not just saying this….but this is my new favorite running top. It will also make a great baselayer (a second skin) for when it gets even colder outside and I loved the long length of the shirt.
My garmin, headphones and iPod all ran out of juice while I was running so I have no idea how far or fast I went this morning but I stuck with an easy pace for about 45 minutes.
The absolute best part about the cooler temperatures are:
1. I have more excuses now to get right back into my pajamas after a run so that I can warm up.
2. My new blanket. I might try to sew an outfit out of this blanket so I can just wear it all day long.
3. Hot chocolate after every meal.
Brooke and I went with my mom to an outdoor shopping center and Brooke is much too cool for the stroller these days, she has to walk everywhere.
We dropped off my mom at home and then went to the park with one of my old college roommates and her two little girls.
Lunch. You see, I have 16 miles on the schedule for tomorrow morning so that means I have to carb load all day long and eat as many slices of this homemade bread (thanks Susette) as possible. Homemade bread > pretty much every other food out there.
And for the daily random:
I was using my sister's computer last night and almost had a panic attack just looking at how many unopened emails she has.
Man, she is popular.
Hope your Thursday is going awesome!!! Fill me in on what you have been up to today!!


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In the wake of an ongoing federal lawsuit and growing public scrutiny over how Google scans and mines the data of its users, including students, the giant online-services provider has amended its terms of service and privacy policies.
The new terms of service, which went into effect last week, specify that the Mountain View, Calif.-based company analyzes private data, including emails sent and received using its popular Gmail service, for a variety of purposes, including delivery of targeted ads.
"We want our policies to be simple and easy for users to understand," Google spokesman Matt Kallman wrote in a statement, according to the Bloomberg news organization.
One prominent privacy advocate, however, was unimpressed.
"Google's amended terms of service should remove any possible remaining doubt concerning [the company's] lack of commitment to student privacy," said Khaliah Barnes, a lawyer with the Electronic Privacy Information Center, a Washington-based advocacy group.
A group of nine plaintiffs is suing Google, alleging that such data-mining amounts to a violation of federal and state wiretap and privacy laws. At the heart of the issue is the plaintiffs' contention that Google, without users' consent, "intercepts" and scans emails in transit, before they reach the company's servers or a user's inbox. The new terms of service are more explicit in acknowledging that practice.
Last month, Judge Lucy A. Koh of the U.S. District Court in San Jose, Calif., denied a motion to grant the plaintiffs class certification, a major victory for Google.
Two of the plaintiffs in the California lawsuit are university-student users of the company's free Google Apps for Education service. The students allege that their emails were inappropriately scanned by the company, and that the results were used to build "surreptitious user profiles" that could be used for a variety of purposes, including targeted advertising.
Indexing Student Emails
Before Google amended its terms of service and privacy policies, a spokeswoman confirmed to Education Week that the company does "scan and index" the email messages of students using Apps for Education. But the company does not target ads to students, she said.
The same Google spokeswoman also confirmed to Education Week that its general terms of service and privacy policy apply to student users of Apps for Education, a stance contrary to the company's earlier public statements.
An estimated 30 million people worldwide use Apps for Education, according to the company.
Google also made minor modifications to its privacy policy earlier this month.


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Lithuania Department of State Background
U.S. Department of State Background Note
The largest and most populous of the Baltic states, Lithuania is situated on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, in northeastern Europe. It is bordered by Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland to the southwest, and Kaliningrad, a territory of Russia, to the west. It has 60 miles of sandy coastline, of which only 24 miles face the open Baltic Sea. Lithuania's major warm-water port of Klaipeda lies at the narrow mouth of Kursiu Gulf, a shallow lagoon extending south to Kaliningrad. The Nemunas River and some of its tributaries are used for internal shipping. Situated between the 54th and 56th latitudes and the 20th and 27th longitudes, Lithuania is glacially flat, except for the hills (of no more than 300 meters) in the western and eastern highlands. The terrain is marked by numerous small lakes and swamps, and a mixed forest zone covers 30% of the country. According to some geographers, Lithuania's capital, Vilnius, lies at the geographical center of Europe.
Between the 7th and 2nd centuries BC, Baltic tribes established themselves on what is presently known as Lithuanian territory. These tribes were made up of a distinct Indo-European ethnic group whose descendents are the present-day Lithuanian and Latvian nations. The name of Lithuania, however, did not appear in European records until 1009 AD, when it was mentioned in the German manuscript Annals of Quedlinburg. During the period of 1236-1263, Duke Mindaugas united the various Baltic tribes and established the state of Lithuania, which was better able to resist the eastward expansion of the Teutonic Knights. In 1253, Mindaugas embraced Christianity for political reasons and accepted the crown from the Pope of Rome, becoming the first and only king in Lithuanian history.
After the assassination of Mindaugas and the ensuing civil war, Grand Duke Gediminas took control of Lithuania. He reigned from 1316 to 1341, during which the long-term expansion of Lithuania into the lands of the eastern Slavs began. He founded the modern capital city of Vilnius and started the Gediminas dynasty, which ruled Lithuania until 1572.
By the end of the 14th century, Lithuania was the largest country in Europe, stretching from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. In 1386, Grand Duke Jogaila of Lithuania was crowned the King of Poland, which intensified Lithuania's economic and cultural development and oriented it toward the West. It was at this time that the people of Lithuania embraced Christianity.
In 1401, the formal union between Poland and Lithuania was dissolved. While Jogaila remained the King of Poland, his cousin Grand Duke Vytautas became the ruler of Lithuania. In 1410, the armies of Poland and Lithuania together defeated the Teutonic Order in the Battle of Grunewald, the biggest battle of medieval Europe.
The 16th century witnessed a number of wars against the growing Russian state over the Slavic lands ruled by Lithuania. Needing an ally in those wars, Lithuania again united with Poland through The Union of Lublin in 1569. As a member of this Commonwealth, Lithuania retained its sovereignty and its institutions, including a separate army and currency. In 1795, the joint sate was dissolved by the third Partition of the Commonwealth, which forfeited its lands to Russia, Prussia, and Austria. Over 90% of Lithuania was incorporated into the Russian Empire and the remainder into Prussia. Attempts to restore independence in the uprisings of 1794, 1830-31, and 1863 were suppressed and followed by a tightened police regime and increasing Russification, including the 1864 ban on printing Lithuanian books in traditional Latin characters.
A market economy slowly developed with the abolition of serfdom in 1861. Lithuanian farmers grew stronger, and an increase in the number of intellectuals of peasant origin led to the growth of a Lithuanian national movement. In German-ruled East Prussia, also called Lithuania Minor, or Kaliningrad, Lithuanian publications were printed in large numbers and then smuggled into Russian-ruled Lithuania. The ban on the Lithuanian press was lifted in 1904.
During World War I, the German Army occupied Lithuania, and the occupation administration allowed a Lithuanian conference to convene in Vilnius in September 1917. The conference adopted a resolution demanding the restoration of an independent Lithuanian state and elected the Lithuanian Council. On February 16, 1918, the council declared Lithuania's independence. The Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania adopted a constitution on August 1, 1922 and declared Lithuania a parliamentary republic.
The interwar period of independence gave birth to the development of Lithuanian press, literature, music, arts, and theater as well as a comprehensive system of education with Lithuanian as the language of instruction. However, territorial disputes with Poland (over the Vilnius region and the Suvalkai region) and with Germany (over the Klaipėda region) preoccupied the foreign policy of the new state. During the interwar period, the constitutional capital was Vilnius, although the city itself was annexed by Poland from 1920 to 1939. During this period the Lithuanian Government was relocated to Kaunas, which officially held the status of temporary capital.
The German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact of 1939 first pulled Lithuania into the German sphere of influence and then brought it under Soviet domination. Soviet pressure and a complicated international situation forced Lithuania to sign an agreement with the U.S.S.R. on October 10, 1939. By means of this agreement, Lithuania was given back the city of Vilnius and the part of the Vilnius region seized by the Red Army during the Soviet-Polish war; in return, some 20,000 Soviet soldiers were deployed in Lithuania. On August 3, 1940, Lithuania was proclaimed a Soviet Socialist Republic. Totalitarian rule was established, Sovietization of the economy and culture began, and Lithuanian state employees and public figures were arrested and exiled to Russia. During the mass deportation campaign of June 14-18, 1941, about 12,600 people were deported to Siberia without investigation or trial, 3,600 people were imprisoned, and more than 1,000 were killed.
Between 1940 and 1954, under the Nazi and then Soviet occupations, Lithuania lost over 780,000 residents. In World War II, German occupiers sent Lithuanians to forced labor camps in Germany. Almost 200,000, or 91%, of Lithuanian Jews were killed, one of the worst death rates of the Holocaust. After the retreat of the Wehrmacht in 1944, Lithuania was re-occupied by the Soviet Union, and an estimated 120,000 to 300,000 Lithuanians were either killed or deported to Siberia and other remote parts of the Soviet Union. Conversely, Soviet authorities encouraged the immigration to Lithuania of other Soviet workers, especially Russians, as a way of integrating Lithuania into the Soviet Union.
With the advent of perestroika and glasnost, Gorbachev's programs of social and political reforms in the late 1980s, communist rule eroded. Lithuania, led by Sąjūdis, an anti-communist and anti-Soviet independence movement, proclaimed its renewed independence on March 11, 1990 -- the first Soviet republic to do so. The Lithuanian Supreme Soviet formed a new Cabinet of Ministers and adopted the Provisional Fundamental Law of the State with a number of by-laws. In response, on the night of January 13, 1991, the Red Army attacked the Vilnius TV Tower, killing 14 civilians and injuring 700. Soviet forces, however, were unsuccessful in suppressing Lithuania's secession.
On February 4, 1991, Iceland became the first country to recognize Lithuanian independence. Sweden was the first to open an embassy in the country. The United States never recognized the Soviet claim to Lithuania and views the present Lithuanian Government as the legal continuation of the interwar republic. In July 2007, Lithuania celebrated the 85th anniversary of continuous diplomatic relations with the United States. Lithuania joined the United Nations on September 17, 1991.
Despite Lithuania's achievement of complete independence, sizable numbers of Russian forces remained on its territory. Withdrawal of those forces was one of Lithuania's top foreign policy priorities. On August 31, 1993, Lithuania and Russia signed an agreement whereby the last Red Army troops left the country.
On May 31, 2001, Lithuania became the 141st member of the World Trade Organization. Desiring closer ties with the West, Lithuania became the first of the Baltic states to apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and on March 29, 2004, it joined the Alliance. On May 1 of the same year, Lithuania also joined the European Union.
Lithuania has been a staunch U.S. ally in the Global War on Terror, contributing to military operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2005, Lithuania assumed the challenge of leading a Provincial Reconstruction Team as part of NATO's mission in Afghanistan. It has also deployed troops to Iraq under Polish, then British, and Danish command. In addition, Lithuania has participated in the peacekeeping operations in Bosnia and Kosovo.
Similarly, Lithuania is a strong supporter of U.S. objectives in the area of democracy promotion. Making this a high priority for its foreign policy, Lithuania has provided development assistance and advice to Ukraine, Moldova, Georgia, and the Caucasus. Lithuania also actively supports democratization efforts in Belarus.
The Lithuanian economy has shown strong growth in recent years, as Lithuania has actively pursued economic reforms. In 2006, Lithuania's GDP increased by 7.5%, and by 8% in the second quarter of 2007. Large growth rates driven by domestic consumption have made analysts talk about the potential for overheating of the economy.
Lithuania is a multi-party, parliamentary democracy. The president, who is elected directly for 5 years, is head of state and commander in chief overseeing foreign and security policy. The president nominates the prime minister and his cabinet and a number of other top civil servants. The Seimas, a unicameral parliament, has 141 members that are elected for a 4-year term. About half of the members are elected in single constituencies (71), and the other half (70) are elected in a nationwide vote by party lists. A party must receive at least 5% of the national vote to be represented in the Seimas.
For the first nine years of its post-Soviet independence, voters in Lithuania shifted from right to left and back again, swinging between the Conservatives, led by Vytautas Landsbergis (now headed by Andrius Kubilius), and the Labor (former Communist) Party, led by former President Algirdas Brazauskas. This pattern was broken in the October 2000 elections, when the Liberal Union and New Union parties won the most votes and were able to form a centrist ruling coalition with minor partners. President Valdas Adamkus played a key role in bringing the new centrist parties together. The leader of the center-left New Union Party (also known as the Social Liberal Party), Arturas Paulauskas, became the Chairman of the Seimas, and the leader of the Liberal Union Party, Rolandas Paksas, became Prime Minister. The new coalition was fragile from the outset, as the Liberal Union was pro-business and right of center, while the New Union had a populist and leftist orientation. The government collapsed within 7 months and, in July 2001, the center-left New Union Party forged an alliance with the left-wing Social Democratic Party and formed a new cabinet under former President Algirdas Brazauskas.
The new government tightened budgetary discipline, supported market reforms, and passed the legislation required to ensure entry into the European Union. Several years of solid economic growth helped to consolidate the government's popularity, despite discontent within two of its core constituencies--unskilled urban workers and farmers--who had expected more generous funding of social and agricultural programs. The government remained firmly in control, and by mid-2004 it was the longest serving administration since the recovery of independence.
In an unexpected political development in January 2003, Rolandas Paksas defeated the incumbent Valdas Adamkus in the second round of the presidential election to become Lithuania's third President since 1992. Paksas' tenure as president was short-lived. In December 2003, an ad hoc parliamentary commission found that President Paksas' vulnerability to influence constituted a threat to national security. On April 7, 2004, the Seimas removed President Paksas from office. Valdas Adamkus won the second round of presidential elections in June 2004 and was sworn in as president on July 12. Following parliamentary elections in October 2004, a new government led by Prime Minister Algirdas Brazauskas took office on December 14. On April 11, 2006, Parliamentary Speaker Paulauskas was removed from his position following a vote of no-confidence. That same day, Paulauskas announced the withdrawal of his New Union party from the ruling coalition. On May 31, 2006 the government collapsed, following the withdrawal of the Labor Party. A new minority coalition government headed by Prime Minister Gediminas Kirkilas took office on July 18, 2006 and has retained the support of the opposition Conservative party on the major issues.
The frequent formation of new political parties and their strong performance in general elections may convey the impression of great volatility, if not instability, in Lithuanian politics. However, this impression is misleading. About 20%-25% of the electorate, mostly the elderly, who have felt marginalized by the transition process, regularly vote against the party in power for its failure to ease their burdens. In the elections of 1992 and 1996, the two major parties were voted in and out, consecutively. In 2000 and 2004, newly created populist parties won the most votes. However, these parties had no clear program, were undisciplined, and splintered into small factions or aligned themselves with the Social Democratic Party. Despite its leftist ideology, by the mid-2000s the Social Democratic Party had become a centrist party and a bulwark of continuity. The frequent changes in government, however, did not lead to major shifts in policy. Economic policy, for example, has been based on fulfilling Lithuania's agreements with the International Monetary Fund and satisfying the criteria for entry into the European Union so as to ensure that Lithuania's basic taxation structure, welfare and labor policies, and government regulation were aligned with the requirements for creating a market economy. When major change has occurred, for example in the social security system, it has had the support of all the major political parties.
Principal Government Officials
President--Valdas Adamkus
Prime Minister--Gediminas Kirkilas, Social Democratic Party
Minister of Foreign Affairs--Petras Vaitiekunas, Independent (delegated by the Peasant Nationalists Party)
Minister of Defense--Juozas Olekas, Social Democratic Party
Minister of Interior--Raimondas Sukys, Liberal and Center Union
Minister of Justice--Petras Baguska, Civil Democracy
Minister of Finance--Rimantas Sadzius, Social Democratic Party
Minister of Transport and Communications--Algirdas Butkevicius, Social Democratic Party
Minister of Economy--Vytas Navickas, Peasant Nationalists Party
Minister of Agriculture--Kazimira Prunskiene, Peasant Nationalists Party
Minister of Education and Science--Roma Zakaitiene, Social Democratic Party
Minister of Health--Rimvydas Turcinskas, Social Democratic Party
Minister of Social Security and Labor--Vilija Blinkeviciute, Social Democratic Party
Minister of Culture--Jonas Jucas, Liberal and Center Union
Minister of Environment--Arunas Kundrotas, Social Democratic Party
Seimas Chairman--Viktoras Muntianas, Civil Democracy
Lithuania maintains an embassy in the United States, temporarily located at 4590 MacArthur Blvd, Suite 200, Washington, DC, 20007, tel: (202) 234-5860.
Lithuania, a relatively new member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), fully endorses the concept of "collective defense." National policy recognizes the primacy of NATO as the guarantor of security in Europe. The goal of Lithuania's defense policy is to create a military that can contribute to international missions through the NATO alliance, the UN, and other groups, and to continue to integrate Lithuania into Western defense structures. The Defense Ministry is responsible for combat forces, search and rescue operations, and intelligence. The government has committed to but not yet reached the goal of dedicating 2% of GDP to defense spending.
Lithuania maintains approximately 10,000, active duty troops and 8,000 reserve troops. The core of the Lithuanian force structure is the Iron Wolf Motorized Infantry Brigade, which consists of five battalions and appropriate support elements. The Lithuanian Air Force operates 17 fixed wing aircraft and nine helicopters. The Home Guard is organized into five districts.
The Border Police, with 5,400 guards, fall under the jurisdiction of the Interior Ministry; they are responsible for border protection, passport and customs duties, and the interdiction of smuggling and trafficking activities.
Lithuania cooperates with Estonia and Latvia in the joint naval squadron BALTRON, and plans to contribute to a trilateral Baltic land forces element for future NATO Response Force rotations. Lithuania has deployed troops to Iraq since 2003 and has soldiers serving with Polish and Ukrainian counterparts in Kosovo. Since the summer of 2005, Lithuania has also been part of the NATO International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan, leading a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Ghor province. A small special forces element also serves in Afghanistan under NATO command.
The United States established diplomatic relations with Lithuania on July 28, 1922. The Soviet invasion forced the closure of the Legation to Lithuania on September 5, 1940, but Lithuanian representation in the United States continued uninterrupted. The United States never recognized the forcible incorporation of Lithuania into the U.S.S.R. and views the present Government of Lithuania as a legal continuation of the interwar republic. In 2007, the United States and Lithuania celebrated 85 years of continuous diplomatic relations. Lithuania has enjoyed most-favored-nation treatment with the United States since December 1991. Since 1992, the United States has committed more than $100 million in Lithuania to economic and political transformation and to humanitarian needs. The United States and Lithuania signed an agreement on bilateral trade and intellectual property protection in 1994 and a bilateral investment treaty in 1997. In 1998, the United States signed a "Charter of Partnership" with Lithuania and the other Baltic countries establishing bilateral working groups focusing on improving regional security, defense, and economic issues.
Principal U.S. Officials
Ambassador-- John Cloud
Deputy Chief of Mission--Damian Leader
Political and Economic Section Chief--Rebecca Dunham
Press and Cultural Attaché--Ilya Levin
Defense Attaché--LTC Joseph King (USA)
Defense Cooperation Officer--LTC Richard Gibbons (USA)
Management Officer--Andrea Baker
Consular Officer--James Fellows
The U.S. Embassy in Lithuania is located at Akmenu 6, 2600 Vilnius [tel/fax: (370) 5-2665500]. The Embassy website is http://vilnius.usembassy.gov/
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GALLOPING DENTURN is a poetry form invented by Dennis William Turner, writing on All Poetry as Dennisturner19.
- It is comprised of two DACTYLIC tetrameter quatrains stating a point of view.
- This is followed by a stand-alone one, two or three syllable word or phrase. For example: but – unless – but then – although – until, – however etc., Providing the TURN.
- The concluding two quatrains, in ANAPESTIC tetrameter, make the argument, (emphasised by the change of metre.)
Turner's Example
Form: Galloping Denturn
Why Bother?
Sometimes, my targets are scarcely attainable;
All that I try to do seems to fall short,
Efforts invested are hardly sustainable,
Work and commitment can all come to nought.
Labour seems pointless with goals unachievable.
Destined for failure, why should I still try?
Thoughts of success can be quite inconceivable.
"Try, try again," they say. I just say, "Why?"
There's a lot to be said for attempting your best
And for pushing and striving that little bit more
And remaining committed when put to the test
And to put in more effort than ever before.
If I DON'T try at all, then I'm doomed from the start
And it's not a nice thing to be doomed, I confess,
So all negative thoughts should be set well apart
And I'll give it the best that I can — nothing less!
© Dennis Turner, November 2017
My Attempt
Form: Galloping Denturn
Ardently I do eschew taking medicine
arguing strongly against such reliance.
Eating correctly provides all my lecithin,
AND all the nutrients known now to science.
Certainly sponsors will vouch with some clarity
championing benefits brand names provide.
Taking their claims as the truth would be charity
Knowing beforehand how many have lied.
With my tendency shown to perhaps skip some meals,
to respond to the TV's promoting fast food,
and to pay much attention to five dollar deals
well, I might then deduce that my diet's no good.
And I do take my Bayer's prescribed for my heart,
and some Anacin, rarely, without too much fuss
since my doc' says take pills — well then maybe I'll start
I'm not stupid, you know, just a growing old cuss.
© Lawrencealot, November 2017
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NEW YORK (AP) - Nielsen, the dominant source of TV ratings, on Tuesday said it had agreed to buy Arbitron for about $1.26 billion to expand into radio measurement.
Arbitron pays 70,000 people to carry around gadgets that register what stations they're listening to. Since Nielsen also collects cash register data, CEO David Calhoun said buying Arbitron will let Nielsen be a one-stop shop for advertisers who want to know how the radio advertising they buy affects product sales.
The acquisition will let Nielsen expand the amount of media consumption it tracks by about 2 hours per person per day to 7 hours, Calhoun said in an interview.
"You don't find many mediums that allow for that kind of increase," Calhoun said.
Arbitron's operations are mainly in the U.S., while Nielsen operates globally. Calhoun said another major driver for the deal is that Nielsen wants to spread Arbitron's tracking technology to other countries.
Evercore Partners analyst Douglas Arthur said Nielsen doesn't need traditional radio measurement to grow, but Arbitron seemed like a willing seller, and it will be a "nice complementary but not `must have' platform."
Nielsen Holdings N.V. said it will pay $48 per share, which is a 26 percent premium to Arbitron's Monday closing price of $38.04. Shares of Arbitron, which is based in Columbia, Md., jumped $8.99, or 23.6 percent, to close at $47.03.
Nielsen, which went public in January 2011, has headquarters in the Netherlands and New York. Its stock added $1.30, or 4.4 percent, to close at $30.92.
Nielsen said it expects the deal to add about 13 cents per share to its adjusted earnings a year after closing and about 19 cents per share to adjusted earnings two years after closing.
Abitron's chief operating officer, Sean Creamer, is set to take over as CEO from William Kerr on Jan. 1. Calhoun said he hoped Creamer would remain with Nielsen after the deal closes.
Nielsen said it has a financing commitment for the transaction.
Nielsen was the prime source of audience ratings in the early days of radio, thanks to a device similar to Arbitron's People Meter. The Audimeter was attached to the radio set. The company's focus shifted to TV measurement in the 1950s.
On Monday, Nielsen announced a deal with Twitter to measure how much U.S. TV watchers tweet about the shows they're watching. The "Nielsen Twitter TV Rating" will debut in the fall.
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A Calgary Flame stepping from the tunnel onto the Saddledome ice Saturday would have required scuba gear.
The Scotiabank Saddledome has been hit hard by the floods that ravaged parts of Southern Alberta.
The floodwaters reached the eighth row of seats in the lower bowl and submerged the Flames dressing room, team president Ken King said Saturday.
"That means if you were a hockey player walking from the tunnel onto the ice, you would be underwater yourself," he said. "It's very difficult to describe millions of gallons of water, sitting in that building."
A contract signed by former Flames captain Jim Peplinski was among some portable memorabilia saved.
But everything else on the Saddledome event level — the nerve centre for games and concerts — was "a total loss," King told reporters at a McMahon Stadium news conference.
The event level is the lowest floor in the building. The ice plant, ice resurfacing machines, kitchens and Saddledome staff uniforms are examples of what was under water Saturday.
"Everything that happens on the event level is drowned. Everything," King stated.
He stressed that the Saddledome was "real estate, a building" and the loss of life and homes Southern Albertans have suffered is more important.
But the Saddledome has been a part of the lifeblood of the city since it was built in 1983 for the arrival of the NHL's Flames and the 1988 Winter Olympics.
In addition to serving as the home arena of the Flames, Western Hockey Leagues' Hitmen, and National Lacrosse League's Roughnecks, it is a concert venue as well as exhibition space for the Calgary Stampede, which opens July 5.
City officials have not cancelled this year's Stampede.
"That's a move-in that's nine days from now," King said. "That may seem ludicrously ambitious, but this is Calgary."
King dispelled the rumour that the Jumbotron was on the arena floor when the Elbow River gushed into the building early Friday morning.
He confirmed, however, the electronics that operate the massive scoreboard were under about four metres of water "and not salvageable."
He couldn't begin to put a dollar figure on the loss.
"We believe our insurance is full and intact and will cover us for this eventuality," King said.
Next season's WHL and NHL schedules have yet to be released, but the WHL season starts the third week of September and the NHL's the first week of October.
"We're going to be ready for the opening of the season," King vowed. "That's our goal and our objective.
"If something between us and that that we're unaware of . . . and appreciate we don't know what's under there at this point. The quicker we can get in there and start pumping water, the quicker we're going to be able to answer that question with certainty."
But the floodwaters must recede before the restoration of the Saddledome can begin.
"We have equipment, the biggest water pumps in North America on standby for us and many of them," King said.
"We have people on standby to go to work, but they can only go to work and the equipment can only be put in place once we see the river subside and obviously the flood damage subside from our building."
The Flames vice-president of building operations said the water line was starting to drop in the arena, but urged people to stay clear of the Saddledome because it was not safe there.
"There's a lot of heavy equipment moving around," Libby Raines said.
Once the water is out, the Saddledome will be inspected, she added.
"We'll get our consultants in and make sure we get a thorough look at the building," she explained. "At this point, we're fairly confident that we should be structurally intact, but, again, we'll have that all looked at."
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman and CFL commissioner Mark Cohon have called to offer assistance, King said.
The Flames also own the CFL's Calgary Stampeders and some hockey staff will work out of offices at McMahon Stadium starting Monday.


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Game five was yet another showcase of how ineffective the Tigers offense has been. In the 4-3 loss, the Tigers were only able to produce one run in three different innings. They missed an opportunity in the first when Miguel Cabrera was thrown out at the plate. Cabrera ran through a stop sign at third and was out by a mile.
Anibal Sanchez gave up all four runs in the game in six innings of work. He didn't look like the dominant pitcher he was in his first start. He gave up nine hits but had no walks. Out of his four runs only three were earned. The unearned run came from a fielding error by Miguel Cabrera on a routine grounder to third.
It is hard to think that this wouldn't be a different series if Miguel Cabrera was not playing through injury. He just doesn't look like himself on the field. It brings us to wonder how injured he really is. A healthy Cabrera may have been able to stop at third base. It is also safe to say that he would be hitting better if he was able to utilize his whole body.
The bullpen was solid for the Tigers in game five but didn't have to pitch with a lead at any point. Phil Coke, Jose Veras and Al Alburquerque held the Red Sox to no runs on one hit over three innings. Veras and Alburquerque have been the most effective out of the bullpen this series.
If the Tigers want to have any chance of making a comeback in the series they are going to have to hit. Prince Fielder has not lived up to his monster contract in the clutch. He continues to struggle at the plate as he has failed to get an RBI in the series. This is unacceptable. The Tigers cannot expect to win when one of their best hitters has 0 RBIs in the playoffs.
Tiger starters have done everything that they can in the series but at a certain point you need your offense to carry you through. If the Tigers only score one run in game 6 they might as well start packing their bags in the dugout. This offense has to produce.
While winning two games on the road is a difficult task, the Tigers have found themselves in the best situation for it. Boston will have to beat Max Scherzer and then Justin Verlander if there is a game 7. This won't be an easy task as both are two of the best pitchers in baseball.
The Tigers play Saturday at 4:30 in Boston. If the Dodgers and Cardinals don't go to a game 7 the Tigers will play at 8.


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